In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Benacre like this:
BENACRE, or Binacre, a parish in Blything district, Suffolk; on the coast, 5½ miles NNE of Wangford, and 5½ S of Carlton-Colville r. station. Its Post Town is Kessingland, under Wangford. Acres, 1,660. Real property, £3,040. Pop., 212. Houses, 48. The property is not much divided. ...
Benacre Hall is the seat of Sir E. S. Gooch, Bart. A lake of about 100 acres, called Benacre Broad, abounding in pike and other fish, lies about ½a mile from the sea. A stone vessel, containing about 900 Roman silver coins, some of them of the Emperor Vespasian, was found at the mending of a road in 1786. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Easton-Bavents and the vicarage of North Hales, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £440. Patron, Sir E. S. Gooch, Bart. The church has a fine perpendicular font, and is good.
Benacre through time
Benacre is now part of Waveney district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waveney has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Benacre itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Benacre, in Waveney and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7030
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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